A Three-Pipe Problem
A Three-Pipe Problem is a 1975 mystery detective novel by the British writer Julian Symons.[1][2] A pastiche of the original Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle, it takes place in the present day. The title refers to a line spoken in The Red-Headed League, referring to a particularly tricky problem that will take Holmes the time it takes to smoke three pipes to solve. It was followed by a sequel The Kentish Manor Murders.
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| Author | Julian Symons |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Detective |
| Publisher | Collins |
Publication date | 1975 |
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| Pages | 223 |
| ISBN | 0380005670 |
| Followed by | The Kentish Manor Murders |
Plot
Overbearing and reactionary actor Sheridan Haynes has a fascination with Sherlock Holmes, and is cast to play him in a new television series. Overidentifying with the role he sets out to investigate three murders that Scotland Yard have failed to solve.
References
- Caserio, Robert L. The Cambridge Companion to the Twentieth-Century English Novel. Cambridge University Press, 2009. p. 217. ASIN B009T0JA1C. ISBN 0521884160.
- Bargainnier, Earl F. Twelve Englishmen of Mystery. Popular Press, 1984. p. 220. ISBN 0879722509.
Bibliography
- Reilly, John M. Twentieth Century Crime & Mystery Writers. Springer, 2015. p. 300. ISBN 0312824181. OL 4437992M.
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